			    TRAVELLER Digest 219

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Jeffery Long	by erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu (Erich Schneider)
  2) Armour	by Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
  3) Legality	by Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
  4) Brave Hiver ?	by Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
  5) Re: Uniforms; Hiver Courage	by bonn0015@flipper.itlabs.umn.edu (STEVEN M BONNEVILLE)
  6) Re: TRAVELLER digest 217	by aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andrew Boulton)
  7) mailing list	by RockRatt@ix.netcom.com (Joseph Nassise)
  8) Re: TRAVELLER digest 216
	by aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andrew Boulton)

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 09:35:54 CST
From: erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu (Erich Schneider)
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: Jeffery Long
Message-ID: <9503101535.AA19484@ bush.cs.tamu.edu>

Alvin Plummer asks about Jeffery Long. The following are the relevant
TNS entries, taken from _Survival Margin_. 

Terra/Solomani Rim (1827 A867A69-F) Date: 081-1118
 Jeffery Long, formerly a reporter for the Phoenix Sun News
organization, surfaced today from SolSec, following his internment by
Imperial authorities nearly six years ago.
 Long claims that his work dealing with so-called hyperspace sickness
drew him into a ring of high-tech Imperial research and, ultimately,
to an Imperial jail cell, as well.
 "My findings will be published soon, I promise you," stated Long as
he was reunited with his family in Buenos Aires.

Terra/Solomani Rim (1827 A867A69-F) Date: 093-1118
 SolSec released today a communique stating that Jeffery Long,
recently freed from Imperial prison, has been murdered.
 "The hotel room where Mr. Long and his family were staying in Osaka
on their vacation was all but destroyed by a bomb. There were no
survivors."
 Though several staff members of the hotel are under investigation,
no charges are expected to be filed against them.
 "We cannot rule out the possibility that Imperial Intelligence
agents carried out this vicious crime against true humanity - the
technology of the bomb and its professional placement are very
suspicious," stated an anonymous source in the local district
attorney's office.

Terra/Solomani Rim (1827 A867A69-F) Date: 123-1118
 From notes gathered from the wreckage of the hotel room where
Jeffery Long and his family were murdered earlier this year, his
publisher has produced and released a draft of his works entitled _The
Hyperspace Web_.
 In it, Long's notes suggest that he was jailed by Imperial
authorities when his investigative work, into the problems and
mysteries of hyperspace sickness, was becoming uncomfortable to naval
researchers. 
 It states that popularized research into the sickness was getting
dangerously close to research facilities the Imperial Navy had working
on breaking the jump-6 barrier.

The TNS used to be an Imperium-wide benefit blah blah blah.

Another possible assassination attempt on a prominent Solomani radical
is the mysterious grav vehicle accident that almost killed Joshua
Dahvin on 043-1122. Dahvin was head of the liberal wing of the Party
and a former Minister of Economics, who spoke out against the tendency
to centralization in the government of the time and advocated
citizenship for all sophonts in the Confederation. Shortly before his
"accident" (168-1121) he had made some public remarks which SolSec
called "desperate ravings" and a "clear dalliance with seditious
intent".

-- 
Erich Schneider  erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu  http://bush.cs.tamu.edu/~erich

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Date: 10 Mar 95 12:24:35 EST
From: Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
To: <traveller@MPGN.COM>
Subject: Armour
Message-ID: <950310172434_100326.446_BHG37-12@CompuServe.COM>

>>  I recall that Battledress and Combat armour were listed 
in CT as being   "unavailable for purchase, military use 
only".  Thus the acquisition of these items was an 
adventure in itself!  Also anyone wearing this sort of 
thing down the street would attract the   attention of the 
local law enforcement officers <<

The usual method of circumventing this was to register as a 
mercenary company. Dealers would then cheerfully sell it to 
you. Of course, you need more than three PCs and a jeep to 
register...



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Date: 10 Mar 95 12:24:06 EST
From: Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
To: <xboat@MPGN.COM>, <traveller@MPGN.COM>
Subject: Legality
Message-ID: <950310172405_100326.446_BHG37-7@CompuServe.COM>

>> t "honest folk don't need to worry about being shot at  
or seeing things in the dark, so only dishonest folk would 
want these things. <<

What a load of balls! If there are dishonest folk with guns 
then of course the regular guys hafeta worry about getting 
shot at! 



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Date: 10 Mar 95 12:24:01 EST
From: Hugh Foster <100326.446@compuserve.com>
To: <traveller@MPGN.COM>
Subject: Brave Hiver ?
Message-ID: <950310172400_100326.446_BHG37-6@CompuServe.COM>

>>  All things being relative, there have to be Hiver 
scales of courage. Any  guesses as to what they might 
consider a "courageous" act  (as opposed to a  merely 
"insane" act, which might be "courageous" to a human and  
"milquetoast" to a male Aslan :-) ) <<

For a Hiver ? Boo to a goose, I always thought. Putting his 
reputation on the line with a manipulation...




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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 12:06:52 +0600
From: bonn0015@flipper.itlabs.umn.edu (STEVEN M BONNEVILLE)
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: Re: Uniforms; Hiver Courage
Message-ID: <9503101806.AA05747@natasha.itlabs.umn.edu>

Alvin Plummer <alvin.plummer@sheridanc.on.ca> wrote:

>Nevermind those Barbarians From Beyond The Claw, I want a good set of 
>plates for Imperial uniforms!  Ranks, dress, changes over the centuries,
>Regency changes, etc! (Somehow I doubt that GDW will actually deliver, 
>but you never know...)

You never know.  Dave Nilsen wrote the article on Imperial Marine
uniforms that appeared in Traveller Digest #14, covering everything
from field gear to full dress.  It also mentioned a JIS ("Joint
Imperial Services") standard for officers' rank insignia that would
presumably apply to IA and IN uniforms also.  In TD #9 there's also
an article on the Imperial Guard with a page of art showing the
basic uniforms they use.  And DGP's _World Builder's Guide_ has plenty
of art showing the IISS field duty uniform.  It's a TL15 tailored 
vacc suit, with zippered pockets on the right breast and right thigh,
the IISS crest on the right shoulder, field office patch on the
left shoulder, with a tape that probably has ship assignment on it
under that, and a red Imperial Sunburst on the left breast.  The
IISS crest and field office patches can be seen in detail on page
seven.  (They're not in color, but we know that the IISS prefers to 
use the Sunburst in red, from _Imperial Encyclopedia_.)  A levanex 
cloth utility vest, also with Sunburst on the left breast, is optional, 
and one illustration shows a cap that has the poni-and-circle design
on the front.


John Kovalic says:

>All things being relative, there have to be Hiver scales of courage.

I got the impression that it isn't *courage* that Hivers lack, it's
that they really really don't like close-in violence.  I can see a
Hiver climbing out on a limb over a precipitous drop to get a better
view of an interesting archeological site or plant, but when it comes
to hand-to-hand combat, they call in the Marines.  After all, the
Hiver are going out into the Wilds, aren't they?

They aren't as pacifistic as the Virushi, as far as I can tell.  
Hivers just like to keep violence at arm's length.  Hivers will use 
nuclear warheads; they prefer to deal in violence at long ranges. 


  Steve Bonneville
  <bonn0015@gold.tc.umn.edu>


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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 18:43 GMT
From: aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andrew Boulton)
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Cc: aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk
Subject: Re: TRAVELLER digest 217
Message-ID: <memo.966784@cix.compulink.co.uk>

In-Reply-To: <D8C59B15CD@operoni.helsinki.fi>


  > From: pd82495@wapol.gov.au (Michael Bailey) 
  >  
  > I've been browsing through the old Solomani Rim supplement (CT
  > Supplement 9), and I've noticed another reason why the Solomani got
  > their collective backsides kicked...I can't find any Solomani-held
  > world with a Tech Level higher than 14. 

That's because, (by about 1110, anyway), the Solomani hadn't reached TL15,
(I think only Imperial or Hiver worlds are allowed TLs of 15+).
 
  > If this holds true to the rebellion, then the Solomani are going to
  > have a hard time against their TL-15 opponents. Mind you, I have a
  > hard time convincing myself that the Solomani lagged behind the
  > Imperium, especially in military tech. 

IIRC, Solomani Medical TL is 16, most other areas are 13-14. In my
universe, they reached TL15 round about 1115, (mostly through stealing
Imperial stuff).

  > If there is one thing us Solomani have proven to be good at over the
  > centuries, it's in devising new and ingenious ways of killing each
  > other....I'd be tempted to put Solomani military tech. at TL16, just
  > on general principles... 

Or perhaps we're just better at using what we've got, (just ask the Ziru
Sirka...).

  > OK, I admit it...I hate racism in all it's forms, but I just can't
  > help _identifying_ with the bloody Solomani!  
  
I know exactly what you mean. Maybe it's because we *are* Solomani?

  > From: pd82495@wapol.gov.au (Michael Bailey) 
  >  
  > I'm chasing after ship designs to supplement the few (2) I've done
  > myself for the Near Bootean Commonwealth. Specifically, I'm after
  > the design for the Solomani 'Victrix' class ship, as well as a design

It's in the RCEG.

  > From: "Post, D L (Dan)" <PostD%HOST2@WLV.IIPO.GTEGSC.COM> To: Traveller
  >  
  > A interesting side note is where does a "battledress" become a walking tank? 
  > I designed a TL12 walker with a crew of 2, laser/miss launcher /heavy armour etc. 
  > At 54 cubic meters It is clearly not  battledress.  So what would you base a definition of 
  > battledress on size? agility?crew? cost? A  very interesting question.

Well, anything with a crew > 1 is out for a start.


---
Andrew Boulton

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 12:30:45 -0800
From: RockRatt@ix.netcom.com (Joseph Nassise)
To: Traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: mailing list
Message-ID: <199503102030.MAA19544@ix2.ix.netcom.com>

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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 95 18:42 GMT
From: aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andrew Boulton)
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Cc: aboulton@cix.compulink.co.uk
Subject: Re: TRAVELLER digest 216
Message-ID: <memo.943229@cix.compulink.co.uk>

In-Reply-To: <01HNW7RK7PD29I7FI3@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu>


  > From: "Harold D. Hale" <hdhale@smtpwpo.dayt.tasc.com> To:
  >  
  > Hans Rancke writes: 
  >  
  > > Also, Terra is a high-pop world and a center of trade. One might
  > > expect a certain cosmopolitan attitude, especially due to the not
  > > insignificant alien presence (Aslan are stated as being present
  > > in most major cities, the Hivers have their colony in Australia,
  > > and there are probably plenty of Vegans on the planet at any given
  > > time). 
  >  
  > Agreed, all except the Vegan part.  Vegans would have found Terra a
  > very uncomfortable place to live, because of the high gravity

Agreed. I think they'd prefer somewhere like Luna or Mars. When on Terra,
they'd generally stick to their own buildings (eg Vegan Embassy) where they
could have grav plates in the floor.

  > From: Rob_Prior@nynet.nybe.north-york.on.ca (Rob Prior) To:
  >  
  > Anyone recall anything about RC rank insignia? 
  >  
  > I'm painting a set of RC Marines and I can't find any references to
  > what the rank insignia look like.  Some of my B&W illustrations have
  > a horizontal bar under the RC symbol on the shoulder plate, but
  > there's no indication of colour and whether this is a rank or unit
  > designation. 

Apart from that article on the IMGT in TD#??, I don't remember ever seeing
*any* descriptions of *any* rank insignia in Traveller.

The colour pix in the RCEG also show horizontal bars on the shoulder pads
- since at least one guy has two and most of the others have one, I'd guess
this is rank.

  > Subject: Battledress 
  >  
  > > > Ah but why make the armor illegal?  The government is 
  > then punishing the person for having thoughts of defense! In my
  > campaign, the law level applies to weapons but not armor. << 
  >  
  > No, sorry, this doen't wash. Battledress _is_ a weapon, a device
  > intended for nothing but offence. I mean, what do _you_ think happens
  > if you punch a civvy with a cerametal glove at 3x Strength ? And the
  > potential for accident! And this isn't even considering the (usually
  > standard) add-on of an arm laser. 

Plus, of course, if the guy in BD decides to do something naughty, it's
hard for the local police to do anything about it without taking out half
the city.

I usually make BD illegal without a permit, and CA gets a lot of suspicious
looks from the cops.

  > From: LONG2469@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu 
  >  
  > I've a question, when the RCES equipment guide was origionally
  > advertised in the backs of the other source books, it showed an
  > interesting Heavy POWER armour derivative.  What became of that armour
  > design, and Is it still possible to get a copy of the stats for it.

Funny, one of my Players spotted that, (actually, he said "I've gotta get
some of that! Where are the stats?")


---
Andrew Boulton

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